CFP: [Postcolonial] ICFA-30: Call for Papers

The 30th International Conference on the Fantastic in the ArtsTime and the Fantastic

The 30th International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts will be heldMarch 18-22, 2009, at the Orlando Airport Marriott in Orlando, Florida. Theconference begins at 3pm on Wednesday and ends at 1 am on Sunday upon theconclusion of the conference banquet. Malcolm J. Edwards and BrianStableford write that â€œthe metaphysics of time continues to intriguewriters inside and outside the genreâ€ of the fantastic; thus, the focus ofICFA-30 is on the intriguing relationships between time and the fantastic.Papers are invited to explore this topic in science fiction, fantasy,horror, and other related modes of the fantastic. In addition, weespecially look forward to papers on the work of our honored guests:

Guest of Honor: Guy Gavriel Kay, Aurora Award-winning, CasparAward-winning, and Mythopoeic Fantasy Award-nominated author of theFionavar Tapestry (The Summer Tree, The Wandering Fire, The Darkest Road),Tigana, A Song for Arbonne, and The Last Light of the Sun

Guest of Honor: Robert Charles Wilson, Hugo Award-winning author of Axis,Spin, The Chronoliths, Darwinia, Mysterium, and A Bridge of Years

Guest Scholar: Maria Nikolajeva, author of The Aesthetic Approach toChildrenâ€™s Literature (Scarecrow), The Rhetoric of Childrenâ€™s Literature(Scarecrow), and From Mythic to Linear: Time in Childrenâ€™s Literature(Scarecrow)

As always, we also welcome proposals for individual papers and for academicsessions and panels on any aspect of the fantastic in any media. Thedeadline is October 31, 2008.

We encourage work from institutionally-affiliated scholars, independentscholars, international scholars who work in languages other than English,graduate students, and undergraduate students.

The Jamie Bishop Memorial Award for an Essay Not in English is open to allmembers of the IAFA. The IAFA Graduate Student Award is open to allgraduate students presenting papers at the yearâ€™s conference. Details areavailable via Robin Reid, Second Vice-President(Robin_Reid_at_tamu-commerce.edu). Finally, the Dell Magazines UndergraduateScience Fiction Award will also be handed out at this yearâ€™s conference.